Frenzy
DESCRIPTION
A vampire who currently has no Beast traits will automatically resist frenzy.
SYSTEM
Types of Frenzy • Rage Frenzy: You attack the thing that made you angry, and you will continue to fight until you damage it into torpor or unconsciousness. If your target escapes, you will spend three turns venting your rage on your surroundings before the rage fades. While under the effects of a rage frenzy, a vampire receives a +1 bonus to all Physical attack test pools, but suffers a -2 penalty to all Physical defense test pools. If you are reduced to the Incapacitated wound track, your rage frenzy will automatically transition into a fear frenzy. • Hunger Frenzy: You attack the nearest source of mortal blood and drink until your Blood pool is full. This frenzy will only end after your Blood pool refreshes. While under the effects of a hunger frenzy, a vampire receives a +1 bonus to all Physical attack test pools but suffers a -2 penalty to all Physical defense test pools. • Fear Frenzy: You run away from anyone and anything that has the potential to harm you or acts aggressively towards you. You can only attack if you are cornered, and even then you will abandon the fight and run as soon as you have an opportunity. Fear frenzy ends when you escape threats and fi nd a quiet place to hide for 10 minutes. The Beast is simple but not stupid. A frenzying character will not ignore her own preservation. For example, if you light a frenzying character on fi re, she may choose to pause and extinguish the flames before continuing. Resisting Frenzy To resist frenzy, you must make a Mental + Willpower challenge. The difficulty rating is 10 + the number of Beast traits the character currently possesses. A vampire can spend a point of Willpower to avoid the effect of frenzy for a scene, or three turns if in combat. Frenzy Triggers The character must attempt to resist frenzy if the following conditions are met: 0 Current Beast Traits - Automatically resists all types of frenzy 1 Current Beast Traits - Hit by a single blow that inflicts 4 or more points of damage (rage frenzy) - Blood pool reaches 0 (hunger frenzy) - Engulfed by a large fi re (fear frenzy) - Fully exposed to bright sunlight (fear frenzy) 2 Current Beast Traits - Hit by a single blow that inflicts 3 or more points of damage (rage frenzy) - Blood pool is reduced to a third of maximum (hunger frenzy) - Damaged by fire or sunlight (fear frenzy) 3 Current Beast Traits - Hit by a single blow that inflicts 2 or more points of damage (rage frenzy) - Blood pool is reduced to half of maximum (hunger frenzy) - Three feet or closer to sunlight or a source of fi re larger than a torch (fear frenzy) 4 Current Beast Traits - Takes any damage (rage frenzy) - Blood pool is reduced below maximum (hunger frenzy) - Sees or smells mortals or their blood (hunger frenzy) - Sees sunlight or a source of fi re larger than a cigarette lighter (fear frenzy) 5 Current Beast Traits - Any of the above triggers
SOURCE BOOK
MET - VTM - Core Book
Vampire the Masquerade